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GLOBEFISH Quarterly Seaweed Analysis - September 2026
15/10/2026

International trade in edible seaweed and agar-agar contracted sharply during January–March 2026. Recorded world exports fell by 13.3 percent year-on-year to 56 950 tonnes, while imports declined by 19.3 percent to 58 404 tonnes.

GLOBEFISH Quarterly Seaweed Analysis - May 2026
25/05/2026

Seaweed trade remains a sizeable and increasingly visible segment of global aquatic food markets, characterized by high production concentration and dominated by a small number of trade routes.

GLOBEFISH Quarterly Seaweed Analysis - February 2026
03/04/2026

Seaweed is becoming an increasingly important aquatic product, both in terms of traded volumes and its role in food use and further processing.

Key news
Lower Chinese buying pulls down global seaweed trade
05/10/2026
International trade in edible seaweed and agar-agar contracted sharply in the first quarter of 2026. Recorded world exports fell by 13.3 percent to 56 950 tonnes, and imports declined by 19.3 percent to 58 404 tonnes.
Indonesia-China route anchors seaweed trade despite lower volumes
23/07/2026

Global seaweed trade cooled in 2025, with world imports of seaweed for human consumption falling to 323 310 tonnes from 342 030 tonnes in 2024, while exports declined to 286 040 tonnes from 299 630 tonnes.

FAO GLOBEFISH launches new quarterly species analysis on seaweed
17/04/2026
FAO GLOBEFISH now features specialized reporting on seaweed in its Quarterly Species Analysis expanding its market intelligence coverage